Devices and methods for using controlled bubble cloud cavitation in fractionating urinary stones

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2010289775 (hide)

Owner The Regents of the University of Michigan Histosonics, Inc.

Inventors Cain, Charles A.; Hall, Timothy L.; Roberts, William W.; Xu, Zhen; Fowlkes, J. Brian; Davison, Thomas W.

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-A-2010289775

PCT Pub. Number WO2011/028609

Priority 12/868,775 26.08.10 US; 61/237,011 26.08.09 US

Filing date 26 August 2010

Wipo publication date 10 March 2011

International Classifications

A61B 17/225 (2006.01) Surgery - for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy [ESWL], e.g. by using ultrasonic waves

A61B 6/12 (2006.01) Apparatus for radiation diagnosis, e.g. combined with radiation therapy equipment - Devices for detecting or locating foreign bodies

A61B 8/00 (2006.01) Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves

A61B 18/26 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body

Event Publications

8 March 2012 PCT application entered the National Phase

  PCT publication WO2011/028609 Priority application(s): WO2011/028609

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